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Dishonored: The Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook

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In Dishonored: The Roleplaying Game, players delve into the turbulent Empire of the Isles, to tell stories of occult lore, intrigue and drama. The Dishonored Corebook contains all the rules and background information you need to kickstart your adventure.

This 308 page, full colour PDF rulebook features:

  • An introduction to the Empire of the Isles, and an in-depth look at its history, its people and the struggles they face.
  • A step-by-step guide to play the role of the Protagonists: from grim assassins and rugged criminals, to intrepid explorers and stoic crown loyalists.
  • A host of antagonists and a myriad different storyhooks to inspire you, from the harsh, cold lands of Tyvia to sunny Karnaca.
  • Insight on the strange nature of the Void, as well as rules to harness the its reality-bending powers.
  • "The Oil Trail", a mini-campaign in four acts that serves as a perfect introduction to the City of Dunwall.
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Gregory D August 30, 2022 4:01 am UTC
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Many of the enemy stats have a note next to their Stress that says that their armor is factored in, but some don't. Is that an oversight, or is the armor not factored in to their listed Stress Tracks?

Speaking of which, why even bother with the Natural Armor trait for creatures? All it does in increase their Stress Track, so why not just give them a larger base track? It's not like anyone's going to be putting armor on a whale.
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Marco P November 15, 2021 11:48 pm UTC
Hello there, I wanted to ask for some clarification about the rules. Characters have personal truths (PCs and NPCs). Do these have beneficial/detrimental effects similar to other Truths (increasing/decreasing the difficulty of the roll) even in combat situations? For example, Billie Lurk's truths include Assassin, so should she get a -1 difficulty on skill tests in combat when trying to kill someone with a lethal attack?
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Gregory D October 08, 2021 1:45 am UTC
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The second story hook for "gang members" NPCs is cut off by a fragment of a different story hook.
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Gregory D October 08, 2021 2:26 am UTC
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Also, the text in the rules for Void Points saying how many Mana points a character has is determined by their maximum Void points is on the same bulletpoint saying that you can spend a Void point to get a critical success, rather than its own section or paragraph.
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Sam C November 26, 2020 12:43 am UTC
Bought the game in a store, so this is a review of the physical book, which uses the updated manuscript with errata.

The rulebook is a bit of a mess, the included adventure is horribly written and includes some glaring anachronisms, and rules for certain key aspects of the game are spread across multiple sections. This is problematic to the point I wrote my own rules summary for this game, which should tell you how much I actually love it.

The 2d20 system and the usage of momentum and chaos for the players and the GM gives this game a strong sense of narrative that both sides contribute heavily to. The rules, obfuscated as they are, are simple to explain and master. Modiphius have installed a self-balancing mechanism into the game that sees player actions feed ammunition to the GM, who can mechanically ratchet up tension and drama in turn, giving the game a real sense of fairness and rollercoaster-like thrill.

Possibly the best part about this book is how almost every bit...See more
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GM J April 11, 2021 10:51 pm UTC
Where can I find that re-written rules summary?
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Jadis M January 06, 2022 10:32 pm UTC
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Hey GM, I don't know if you're still looking for this, but I recently started running the module in the back of the book and made myself a little GM Screen. If it's something you'd like to have, I can send you the link
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Yann E July 20, 2022 2:49 pm UTC
do you know there is a review tab ?
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Sam C July 21, 2022 5:44 pm UTC
You can only leave a review if you purchase a product on DTRPG
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Scott N October 10, 2020 12:42 pm UTC
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Can you please load up a fillable pc sheet pdf here?
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Jean-Simon L September 15, 2020 4:17 pm UTC
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Are there any plans for more improvements to the book? Or is this the final version?
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Chris B September 15, 2020 4:31 pm UTC
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Hi this is the final version in print. What we do next is update the PDF when there is enough reported errata usually after a few months
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Benjamin L August 20, 2020 2:27 pm UTC
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So, now that it’s finished what does everyone who bought it think?
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Ashley S July 23, 2020 12:49 pm UTC
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I am quite pleased with how the recent errata has addressed many of the core issues with the product. Some things remain a bit broken- such as starting gold, and I remain suspect of the probabilities given to freshly created characters when attempting their specialities. Otherwise, pretty much everything worth correcting has been. I am happy to see the system for stealth actually finished, and some weight given to the lethal/non-lethal choice that powers the source material. I have removed my one-star review, replaced it with a 4-star rating, and when I get the chance to properly gather my thoughts I will write a full review reflecting my current and likely final thoughts.
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Benjamin L July 23, 2020 2:01 pm UTC
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So the core system seems more polished? If so, great! How are the Void powers? Any updates/additions to the suite of powers? Have the bonecharms been given more details?
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Ashley S July 24, 2020 3:10 am UTC
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The Void powers are still the same number they were before, unfortunately, but the reintroduction of a Mana system means non-player characters can use them again- and a few of them have received more polish to line up with the rest of the system. A minor example is Far Reach, which now adheres to the range system that Blink uses rather than being the sole outlier that measures itself in feet. There seems to be an intent to include more powers and advanced options in a future supplement, which is a good runner-up but we'll have to see about the quality of future releases.

The bone charms were one of the highlights of the initial release, and remain just as good- with a system for how many you can use that matches the games pretty well. Overall it's the core system that saw the most tweaks, clarifications, and general polish- such as explaining how the Stealth track is actually measured, cleaning up some combat stuff (though I remain sceptical of keeping the base Difficulty for all ranged attacks at...See more
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Benjamin L July 24, 2020 4:09 am UTC
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Thank you. I may snag this once it’s final and polished print version is out.
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matt G July 23, 2020 1:59 am UTC
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Is errata incorporating the book file? Or do I need to reference the errata as I read the core?
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Chris B July 23, 2020 8:45 am UTC
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If you received the PDF when it launched, the PDF is to tell you what has changed, otherwise you don't need to reference it :-)
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Nick C May 23, 2020 1:55 am UTC
I have Blades in the Dark. It already covers my Dishonored itch. What makes this game a better Dunwall experience?
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Ashley S May 23, 2020 6:19 pm UTC
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At the moment, nothing. You'd probably be better served by sticking with Blades at this point. The system remains shoddy, with no word on the fixes we got told were on the way. The world details in the book are nice, but most of it, if not all and more, seems to be available on the wiki all the same. Void Powers being tailored to the setting already are nice, but, you'll be lucky if you can use them.
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Chris B May 24, 2020 12:11 am UTC
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We do have another errata version on route next week, just taking longer with a lot of the team on furlough
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Ashley S May 24, 2020 3:00 am UTC
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That is good to hear. I am excited to see it happen, and hope it fleshes out the book where it needs it.
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Nick C June 01, 2020 2:10 pm UTC
Thanks Sharkey T! Keep me posted on how you go when the errata comes out.
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Jarno H May 08, 2020 1:56 am UTC
I dont think its awful, well its not great either and there is more than few problems. It feels little rushed. So Dishored is full nice art, and i think most art in book is concept art. Why there is no pictures about archtypes? Or really not at playing the game chapter at all? Rules feel little like 2d20 at powered by apocalpse, but there is really not examples. It would nice if you got list of players truths. Same about stealthing: You should use stealth meter, ok just give couple good exsamples how. Equipment is really lacking. So i dont need to know details every different type sword or pistol. They do same thing. But were are the harpoons, light walls and whale technology? What living costs, how much is bottle of whiskey? And speaking of whales, were are stats for ships and seabattles, and whale oil?

They are speaking of naval combat and its storytelling game but it would hurt give me some examples how you could do this. World part is the best part, there nice seeds for adventures and so on....See more
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jack H April 22, 2020 12:15 am UTC
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Question about void powers on npc's
do they have there own voidpoint pool for using powers or do i use chaos to make them use these powers?
i cant seem to find any information about how powers work for npc's
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David R April 28, 2020 6:28 am UTC
No information on how NPC's use void powers. Chaos is probably the best way to go (for antagonists). If it's an ally NPC, to see how use of void powers fits the narrative for that scene.
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Russell L April 21, 2020 4:46 am UTC
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How good is this as a campaign source book (i.e. ignore the game mechanics)?
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Gregory D October 08, 2021 2:00 am UTC
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Decent. It goes into a fair amount of detail describing various locations and factions throughout the Isles, and each entry comes with two story hooks that might serve as good jumping-off points for an adventure.
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Dean S April 14, 2020 12:07 am UTC
A lot of grumblings in this discussion but the team seem to be working on it which is an awesome sign. Despite the errors and some confusing text here and there this is still very playable and a masterpiece compared to Shadowrun: Sixth World (6E).
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Patrick S May 06, 2020 12:59 pm UTC
Nearly everything becomes a masterpiece if your expectations are that low, actually.
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Dean S June 02, 2020 12:18 am UTC
Wow. Awesome, Thanks
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Austin G April 12, 2020 4:24 pm UTC
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I found a few more problems with the rules. Being able to choose between killing and disabling a target is not a real choice as there is no reason to kill over disable. I was thinking this could be fixed by adding difficulty to attacks with lethal weapons (I'd consider Cudgels and Knuckledusters non-lethal), or maybe non-lethal attacks require the Carefully Style exclusively.

I also noticed that it doesn't specify when attacks are a skill test or a contest. I feel like it's implied that you can't defend against a range attack, but I'm not 100% sure.

The rules for counter attack are also dodgy. It says "If you’re defending against an attack, and win the contest, you may spend Momentum to counter-attack—normally 2" but what does that 2 refer to? Momentum?

Lastly, I also found the emptying of the stress track after a scene too easy. Obviously death shouldn't come easily, but that feels kind of rediculus. Maybe tie it to something like Sokolov's Elixir, which I...See more
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Benjamin L April 12, 2020 7:26 pm UTC
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Yet more reasons I’m glad I got a refund.
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Pierre V April 12, 2020 8:17 pm UTC
Agree with the first point: as going non-lethal is generally the most rewarding outcome, it should ask some efforts for the PCs, beyond the obvious fact that their enemy might stand and confront them later. As a GM, I'll judge on the fly: if the action described by the players are obviously brutal or careless, I might just decide to let their targets die regardless of their choice (perhaps by spending some chaos rather than earning some in result of the killing).

A game designer replied to a question similar to the second point on the official forum, so I expect we will find the clarifications within the next update of the document. In short: you can defend against a range attack if that makes sense narratively (either you're very close to a cover, or the opponent is shooting at close range, allowing you to grab the weapon somehow). In contrast, not all melee attacks are contests, for instance if you're striking someone who can't actively defend in melee.

Regarding the counter attack,...See more
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Austin G April 11, 2020 3:24 pm UTC
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I've heard the Authors are reading discussions for feedback. In that case I have some. Currently I'm not done reading through this, but here are three things I'd like to see.

First, the bookmarks don't work. They all take you to the front cover. This is really annoying.

Two, page numbers don't line up when you're trying to read this on a phone. As an example, it thinks page 35 is page 39 when searching for the latter.

Finally, I find it a real missed opportunity that the the Heart of a Living Thing isn't an artifact of the void. I could easily see it being used as a way to make a Truth about the past of a person or place. If it can't fit, that's fine but I'd really like to see an entry about it.
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David R April 11, 2020 3:41 pm UTC
I agree Austin G
I also haven't seen any updates to rules yet, just typo's etc and some important details left out, have been added.
I have two more suggestions that I think may help:
1) There is no mention of faction affiliation in character generation or recommendation of the starting Faction Rating. The char creation could read: choose a faction (one only) and start with a faction rating / score of 1 [out of 5...]

2) Faction Affiliation does not appear on the character sheet. It is an essential part of the game and the flavour of the system. But thought the character sheet could have a section stating Faction and Level/Rating (i.e.1-5 [for most])

I have sent this in addition to other suggestions to Modiphius!
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Ashley S April 13, 2020 12:15 am UTC
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I agree with both of you, great ideas! I have wanted more examples for the various stealth, intrigue etc tracks to help GMs create a fair length, among other things. The Heart of a Living Thing definitely has the Eye Within Void Power. Its such a perfect fit, I have no idea why they didn't stat it up.
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Ashley S April 13, 2020 12:15 am UTC
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I agree with both of you, great ideas! I have wanted more examples for the various stealth, intrigue etc tracks to help GMs create a fair length, among other things. The Heart of a Living Thing definitely has the Eye Within Void Power. Its such a perfect fit, I have no idea why they didn't stat it up.
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